Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Lebanon
Lebanon: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 9,659 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Lebanon stood at 9,659 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Lebanon peaked at 17,113 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8,480 ha, in 1961.
Lebanon ranks 61st of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,480 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,500 ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 9,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 10,115 ha | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 12,200 ha | +20.6% |
| 1966 | 12,300 ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 11,029 ha | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 11,261 ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 11,334 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 12,299 ha | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 12,397 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 11,739 ha | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 10,837 ha | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 11,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 10,670 ha | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 10,780 ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 11,100 ha | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 11,250 ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 10,950 ha | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 11,150 ha | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 11,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11,175 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 11,250 ha | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 12,420 ha | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 12,930 ha | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 14,646 ha | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 15,100 ha | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 15,752 ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 16,094 ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 16,201 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 14,726 ha | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 12,350 ha | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 10,519 ha | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 10,650 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11,778 ha | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 16,299 ha | +38.4% |
| 1998 | 14,600 ha | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 14,900 ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 15,205 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 15,292 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15,155 ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 16,426 ha | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 16,890 ha | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 16,500 ha | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 17,113 ha | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 16,763 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 16,810 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 14,743 ha | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 10,182 ha | -30.9% |
| 2011 | 12,085 ha | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 12,880 ha | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 12,678 ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12,059 ha | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 11,412 ha | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 10,509 ha | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 9,930 ha | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 10,831 ha | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 10,364 ha | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 10,067 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 9,714 ha | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 9,911 ha | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 9,896 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9,659 ha | -2.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 9,659 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,641 ha, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 9,659 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,576 ha, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +38.4% | 11,778 ha | 16,299 ha |
| 2010 | -30.9% | 14,743 ha | 10,182 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,469 ha | 8,480 ha | 12,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,322 ha | 10,670 ha | 12,397 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,672 ha | 11,150 ha | 15,752 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,812 ha | 10,519 ha | 16,299 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,090 ha | 14,743 ha | 17,113 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,293 ha | 9,930 ha | 12,880 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,849 ha | 9,659 ha | 10,067 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 39.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 46.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Lebanon?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Lebanon was 9,659 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 17,113 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,480 ha in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Lebanon ranks 61st out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.